Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, big name publishers, leading edge developers and pioneers of digital distribution will all form part of a wide-ranging programme at the first ever London Games Conference on Tuesday, October 27th.

Taking place at BAFTA and sub-titled Digital Distribution and the Future of the European Games Market, LGC will be the biggest standalone UK event dedicated to the issue that is currently top of the industry’s agenda.

Tickets are £229, but an early bird rate of £199 is available until the end of today. There are also discounts for ELSPA and Tiga members.

Highlights include Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft discussing their online gaming strategies in a panel chaired by Edge editor Tony Mott; and a session hosted by erstwhile Sony development director Phil Harrison discussing the demise of physical media.

The event forms part of the London Games Festival and is officially supported by ELSPA. Edge, meanwhile, has signed up as a Media Partner, guaranteeing coverage in the magazine and on its website.

London Games Conference starts at 4:30pm and will be followed by an evening of networking, dinner and drinks.

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